EJ Moreno with a video review of 2021’s Candyman… Candyman is back, and director Nia DaCosta wants viewers to say his name. In this update of the 90s slasher, 2021’s Candyman is one of the scariest films in quite some time. Critic EJ Moreno breaks down the style, the horror, and the legacy of this […]
Movie Review – Candyman (2021)
Candyman, 2021. Directed by Nia DaCosta. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams, Rebecca Spence, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Brian King and Miriam Moss. SYNOPSIS: A “spiritual sequel” to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighbourhood where the legend began. As the camera glides through […]
AMC unveils first posters and trailer for Soulmates
AMC has released the first trailer and six character posters for the episodic anthology drama Soulmates which stars Bill Skarsgard, Betsy Brandt, JJ Feild, Sarah Snook, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Charlie Heaton, Malin Akerman, David Costabile, Sonya Cassidy, Laia Costa, Shamier Anderson, Georgina Campbell, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett; take a look here… “Soulmates is set 15 years into […]
Candyman returns in first trailer for Jordan Peele-produced reboot
Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming horror reboot Candyman from director Nia DaCosta (Crossing the Line) and producer Jordan Peele (Get Out). A “spiritual sequel” to 1992 cult horror, the new film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen) as an artist who after hearing of the legend of the Candyman, unwittingly unleashes […]
Dark sex comedy crime thriller Mope gets a trailer and posters
Following an acclaimed festival run last year, director Lucas Heyne’s dark sex comedy-cum-crime thriller Mope is set for a digital release next month; check out a trailer for the film, which tells the true story of friends and low-end porn actors Steve Driver (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) and Tom Dong (Kelly Sry), who sought fame but instead […]
Movie Review – The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
The Kid Who Would Be King, 2019. Written and Directed by Joe Cornish. Starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Taylor, Angus Imrie, Patrick Stewart, Dean Chaumoo, Rhianna Dorris, Rebecca Ferguson, Denise Gough, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Nick Mohammed. SYNOPSIS: A band of kids embark on an epic quest to thwart a medieval menace. Separating writer/director Joe Cornish’s […]
Jordan Peele’s Candyman adds Colman Domingo and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
With filming kicking off in Chicago this week, Deadline is reporting that the Jordan Peele-produced Candyman reboot has added Colman Domingo (Fear the Walking Dead) and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits) to its cast. Described as a “spiritual sequel” to the cult 1992 horror, the new Candyman is being directed by Nia DaCosta (Little Woods), and Domingo […]
Sherlock creators’ Dracula event series fills out its cast
The BBC and Netflix have announced the supporting cast joining Claes Bang (The Girl in the Spider’s Web) in the upcoming three-part event series Dracula from Sherlock creators Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat. Jonathan Aris, Sacha Dhawan, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Catherine Schell, Youssef Kerkour and Clive Russell have all been cast in the drama, which is […]
